Church of the Open Door

I have bounced around from Church to Church over the years. I finally decided that I am going to consider Church of the Open Door my main church. I haven’t made that type of committment in a long time. I just feel that the approach to worship is genuine. I would say they have by far the best music on Sundays. The messages are serious, but have humorous parts to keep it fun. I walk away every Sunday feeling better about my life. The best part is I don’t feel like they are trying to brainwash me or manipulate me. I have experienced that at other churches. I think Open Door is the 1^st church in a long time where I totally trust them and I can safely let my guard down.

My husband has to start working on Sunday mornings, so we wanted to find a church over the summer that has Saturday night services, so we could still go to church together.
Even though Maple Grove is a little bit of a hike from New Brighton, we gave it a shot.
They start at five, and the building was huge and spare, with lots of space for people to gather and chat. We walked in, and Joel Hansen (Christian music artist) was leading worship, which was a treat. I guess this is his home church when he’s not on tour. The service was about letting God give you rest, and that is something we all need I think! The sermon was biblically based, and very practical.
We got out early enough to still go to the park and have a barbecue, and not have to worry about getting up early and getting to church Sunday morning. We’ll probably be there next Saturday too!